Social Map of China in a Century: From Foot-Bound Women to Half of the Sky

Author: Wu Yan
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book showcases the changes in the status of Chinese women. It is divided into eight major sections: the historical burden of male-dominated and female-submissive society, the awakening of women after the Xinhai Revolution, the thunder of May Fourth Movement marking a new starting point for women's liberation, female revolutionaries and heroines, women's movements and lives in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, New China where women hold up the "half sky," and the reform and opening-up era where outstanding figures shine today. The illustrations are excellent, and the text is concise.